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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 19.
Published in final edited form as: SAHARA J. 2012;9(1):10.1080/17290376.2012.665257. doi: 10.1080/17290376.2012.665257

Table 3.

Proportional Odds Model Effects: Predictors of Mozambican HIV Knowledge of Transmission and Prevention

n=349 Odds Ratio Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI P-valuea
Predictors of greater knowledge (i.e., suggesting more routes) of HIV transmission:
 Age (per 10 years) 0.97 0.80 1.19 0.80
 Male 0.75 0.47 1.19 0.22
 District <0.001
  Namacurra (ref) 1
  Alto Molócuè 0.42 0.24 0.73
  Inhassunge 0.36 0.22 0.59
 Education (per year) 1.18 1.10 1.26 <0.001
 Use condoms 2.58 1.56 4.28 <0.001
 Identify AIDS as common 1.11 0.70 1.74 0.66
Predictors of suggesting more routes of prevention:
 Age (per 10 years) 0.86 0.69 1.09 0.22
 Male 1.44 0.83 2.48 0.19
 District 0.18
  Namacurra (ref) 1
  Alto Molócuè 0.91 0.49 1.68
  Inhassunge 0.60 0.35 1.04
 Education (per year) 1.17 1.08 1.26 <0.001
 Use condoms 3.50 1.92 6.37 <0.001
 Identify AIDS as common 0.63 0.38 1.06 0.081
a

Bolded P-values are considered significant.